The Alpinist

"The images here are often dizzying and dazzling."

"The movie could stand to demystify how some of its most terrifying early shots were filmed... But it does capture its subject’s philosophy."

"A fascinating look at an elusive man of contradictions."

"Stunning cinematography, frustrating narrative choices."

"An exultant, heart-in-mouth odyssey to the roof of the world..."

"Perhaps a more measured, sideways look at the weird dropout culture around climbing would have been more interesting."

"If glorifying a sport as lethal as alpinism itself runs a kind of risk, there’s no denying the heart-in-mouth thrill of watching Leclerc in the zone..."

"Surprisingly emotionally charged and very impressively filmed."

"Having a subject who largely refuses to cooperate, thereby forcing the filmmakers to sit around at home and relate much of what happens indirectly, doesn’t exactly make for a classic."